Alexander Megos – Frankenjura
German climber Alexander Megos has made a series of hard ascents at France’s Ceuse, in Germany’s Frankenjura and on the Taipan Wall in Australia. Watch Alex on Frankenjura 8b+. [vsw id=”135193484″ source=”vimeo” width=”550″ height=”400″ autoplay=”no”] IMAGE: Alexander Megos rocking the Frankenjura, Germany. Photo by Julian Söhnlein Source: planetmountain.com
Psicobloc Masters 2015
A bolt of lightning struck as Jimmy Webb topped out over the pool, ending the 2015 Psicobloc Masters deep water soloing competition in Park City, Utah, several rounds early. Jimmy Webb and Charlotte Durif went home with gold. Below are the highlights. [vsw id=”Im4wz4iXmkA” source=”youtube” width=”550″ height=”400″ autoplay=”no”] Read more… Full results here. View the …
Eiger Dreams: Episode 2
[vsw id=”LQmK9GJQaaM” source=”youtube” width=”550″ height=”400″ autoplay=”no”] Episode 2: The Approach Sasha DiGiulian and Carlo Traversi attempt La Paciencia (5.13b), the most difficult route on the North Face of the Eiger, Switzerland. Ueli Steck and Stephan Siegrist opened the line in 2003 and Steck made the first free ascent five years later. The route climbs …
Three degrees of separation (5.14d), repeated by Ondra
In 2007, Chris Sharma made the first ascent of Three degrees of separation in the Biographie sector at Céüse, France. The only(?) way to get passed the three blank sections on the ~25m route is to dyno. Until now, no one has been able to repeat the route, and it’s not due to lack of attention. “To …
Hukkataival, Woods First and Second Ascents of Get Railed (V14)
The Rocklands spree continues. “Another great example of how much potential there still is in Rocklands,” Hukkataival wrote on Facebook. “Such a rad line with big moves on bulletproof rails! Looks like the project name stuck: Get Railed.”
Lead World Cup Chamonix – Ramon and Markovic Take Gold
Last weekend saw the first round of the Lead World Cup in Chamonix. Spanish climber Ramon Julien Puigblanque just pipped Ondra to first place in the men’s and Mina Markovic from Slovenia took first place in the women’s. Read more. Source: ukclimbing.com IMAGE: Mina Markovic taking a convincing win in the women’s comp. © Haugeard
Swiss flying ace wins world’s toughest adventure race
The Red Bull X-Alps was today won for the fourth time in a row by the Swiss flying ace Christian Maurer (SUI1). For eight days straight he has awed fellow competitors and fans alike with a virtuoso display of flying prowess and flawless tactics. Since setting off from Salzburg on Sunday July 5, he has …
Ueli Steck Reaches Halfway Point on 82 Summits Project
Fourty-one summits down and 41 to go, with 53 days left. On Tuesday Ueli Steck hit the halfway point of his 82 Summits project. Steck, a Swiss mountainieer, began the trip on June 10, alongside 25-year-old Michi Wohlleben of Germany. They planned to climb all 82 peaks over 4,000 meters in the Alps by man-power—hiking, …
Jimmy Webb Makes Second Ascent of Livin Large (V15), Rocklands
“Proper last day best day!” Webb wrote on Instagram. “No words can fully describe the feeling I had when I stuck the final jug.” Image: @nalle_hukkataival Nalle wrote on Facebook “Watching (Webb) fight his way to the last move was like being up there again myself, except this time I was down on the ground …